Insights and Stories on Russia

Feb. 23, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Russia’s incursion into Ukrainian territory, which has intensified an already tense standoff between Russia and the West, has had a bullish effect for grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Tuesday, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Lake Barrington, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near […]

By Julie Ingwersen, Mark Weinraub

Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged six per cent on Tuesday in the steepest daily jump in 3-1/2 years while corn rallied three per cent on worries that an escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt grain flows from the key Black Sea export […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday on concerns about harvests in Brazil and Argentina limiting production. Wheat futures were mixed, with concerns about potential Russian aggression against Ukraine disrupting the shipment of wheat from […]

By Mark Weinraub